I'm on another stage addition job where we are building an addition to an existisng 230 kv substation to tie a 220 megawatt wind farm into the the East grid. The turbines on this job are the biggest I've ever seen.
137 meter blade diameter and 137 meter hub height.
The turbines are GE on shore 3.83 magawatt. And the cranes that are setting these mofos are the biggest I've ever seen on a wind project. How big is too big? One huge public objection to a wind turbine is the big assed rotating shadow that the blades give off in low light. These pigs are going to cast shadows over a giant foot print.
Luckily the turbines on this job are several miles from our job site as these early and late day blinking shadows are nauseating for us. Also I heard that the state will not allow them to run the red lights at night. They have some sort of system that will only turn the lights on when aircraft are low and near the farm.
Seems to me that they are pushing the limits of several aspects of public acceptability.
What do you think?
137 meter blade diameter and 137 meter hub height.
The turbines are GE on shore 3.83 magawatt. And the cranes that are setting these mofos are the biggest I've ever seen on a wind project. How big is too big? One huge public objection to a wind turbine is the big assed rotating shadow that the blades give off in low light. These pigs are going to cast shadows over a giant foot print.
Luckily the turbines on this job are several miles from our job site as these early and late day blinking shadows are nauseating for us. Also I heard that the state will not allow them to run the red lights at night. They have some sort of system that will only turn the lights on when aircraft are low and near the farm.
Seems to me that they are pushing the limits of several aspects of public acceptability.
What do you think?